Double-crested Cormorant landing approach, Venice Rookery, Florida

Venice Area Audubon Rookery, Annex Road, Venice, Florida, USA (March 2020)

This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Paul Hobson and Stan Tekiela.

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Double-crested cormorant / Wikipedia
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritus
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus

Shooting Time 15:18
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 7.1
Exposure Compensation -1
ISO Speed 200

Latitude 27 02 45.3 N
Longitude 82 24 1.8 W
Altitude 3.80m